How many days does sea freight from China to Durban take?

Recorded here: 20–35 days, depending on the load port and whether the service is direct. The fastest is Shenzhen.

Which carriers serve Durban from China?

7 carriers, 19 route records, 19 of them direct sailings. The full list is in the route detail table on this page.

No free-time entries are recorded here yet — carriers quote this per shipment and season, so confirm before quoting.

The current snapshot is 2026-09-30. Routings and schedules change often; the source table requires re-checking after 30 days before quoting.

Route lookup South Africa Durban

Load port	Fastest	Slowest	Direct	Carriers	Records
Shenzhen	20d	20d	2	2	2
Ningbo	28d	28d	2	2	2
Shanghai	25d	25d	2	2	2
Qingdao	30d	30d	2	2	2
Nansha	23d	23d	3	3	3
Tianjin	35d	35d	1	1	1
Xiamen	25d	33d	4	3	4
Hong Kong	23d	23d	3	3	3

Load port	Carrier	Service	Transit	Status
Shenzhen	CMA	Direct	20 d	Quotable
Shenzhen	ONE	Direct	20 d	Quotable
Nansha	COSCO	Direct	23 d	Quotable
Nansha	ONE	Direct	23 d	Quotable
Nansha	PIL	Direct	23 d	Quotable
Hong Kong	COSCO	Direct	23 d	Quotable
Hong Kong	ONE	Direct	23 d	Quotable
Hong Kong	PIL	Direct	23 d	Quotable
Shanghai	EMC	Direct	25 d	Quotable
Shanghai	ZIM	Direct	25 d	Quotable
Xiamen	ONE	Direct	25 d	Quotable
Ningbo	MSK	Direct	28 d	To Verify
Ningbo	ONE	Direct	28 d	To Verify
Qingdao	COSCO	Direct	30 d	Quotable
Qingdao	ONE	Direct	30 d	Quotable
Xiamen	COSCO	Direct	33 d	Quotable
Xiamen	ONE	Direct	33 d	Quotable
Xiamen	PIL	Direct	33 d	Quotable
Tianjin	ONE	Direct	35 d	Quotable